SPACE.com Update for January 10, 2007  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *January 10, 2007*     *TOP STORY* *posted: January 10, 2007 04:21 pm EDT* *Phoenix Mars Lander: The Search For A Safe Haven*As NASA prepares its Mars Phoenix spacecraft for an August launch, program officials are still trying to find a suitable landing site.Read More   ...Continue Reading

------------------------------------- Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007 NASA UPDATE SCHEDULED THURSDAY Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Jan. 11, 1 p.m., auditorium NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will host a NASA Update to discuss the year ahead for the agency. This all-hands meeting for NASA employees will be broadcast live on NASA Television and webcast on the agency's home page. Headquarters employees are invited to attend the program in the auditorium. You may also watch the update on N ...Continue Reading

Comet McNaught Viewing Alert - January 10 - Starry NIght Version Subject: Starry Night Viewing Alert - Catch Comet McNaught Now! Newly discovered Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1) is brightening, and this evening may be the best opportunity to catch a glimpse of it. Some observers are claiming it?s one of the brightest comets in recent years. The keys for a successful observation are clear skies, an unobstructed view of the horizon to the west-southwest, binoculars or telescopes and, of course, knowing exactly when and w ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 08 January 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BODELE DEPRESSION DUST STORM On January 2, 2007, another winter dust storm whipped dust from the Bodele Depression across Africa and over the Atlantic Ocean. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14062 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 06 2007 (Posted on Jan 08 2007 11:57AM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- NORTHERN AFRICA FIRE SEASON Hundreds of active fires dot the Sahel and savan ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Tuesday, January 9, 2007 Record Warm Year for U.S. in 2006 The average annual temperature for the contiguous U.S. during 2006 was the warmest on record and nearly identical to the record set in 1998, scientists said today. Quick Decisions Might be the Best In some cases, making a snap decision might have a better outcome than analyzing the situation. Genetically Modified Skin Cells Fight Infection The modified skin cells added to cultured skin substitutes might figh ...Continue Reading

We cordially invite you to submit an abstract for our special session, "OS08: Remotely Sensed Derived Climate Data Records: Applications and Development from Global to Regional scales," (http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja07/?content=search&show=detail&sessid=164) for the Joint Assembly, May 22-25, 2007 in Acapulco, Mexico. Abstracts are due March 1 - please visit http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja07/?content=program for more information on abstract submissions. This session is working to bring together users of sa ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for January 9, 2007  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *January 9, 2007*     *TOP STORY* *posted: January 9, 2007 11:15 am EDT* *Dr. Frankenstein Stars Electrify Partners*White dwarf stars locked in binary systems can spawn solar flares, spots and other activity in their otherwise calm stellar neighbors, astronomers said this week. Read M ...Continue Reading

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